Group Check-in At Airports

When traveling with a group through a major airport, here are some tips to help things go smoothly while reducing your personal stress level.

First Class Airfare: How the Rich Travel

Have you ever wondered what all entails first class airfare, but never knew where to look? First class airfare can cost up to 15 times more than the regular fares for the same trip.

Jet Lag - 7 Steps To A Successful Trip

Jetting off to the sun for a well earned holiday or to clinch the deal of a lifetime is great, until jet lag creeps up and hits you on the back of the head. Here are seven tested and proven tips to help ensure that jet lag doesn’t ruin your trip.

Airfare Consolidators: The Airfare Stock Market

Airfare Consolidators save Travelers hundreds of dollars on airline tickets. The question is where do you find reliable consolidators?

Is your air traffic control person real?

Have you ever been flying around and the control tower or approach control asked sent you on a vector or asked you to do something, which made no sense at all? But of course you did it anyway, because they are in charge right? You might have thought to yourself; “Is this guy for real?” “Is this guy in some kind of dreamland, asleep up there?” Well in the future such questions may not be too far off actually.

Point to Point VS Spoke and Hub? Air Taxi

Boeing it is said took a big gamble in predicting the future of air travel. Instead of going bigger like Airbus and building an aircraft like the A380, the biggest airliner ever built; The Boeing Company decided to go for a more efficient smaller aircraft with better materials and better range. It worked and sales are really going strong for Boeing.

Young Men Trying to Imitate the 9-11 Scenario, Part II

What happened to General Aviation after 9-11? Why did we take the ITC away in the late 80’s? Why were we hostile with IRS regulations toward Civil Air Patrol pilot owners?

Mexico to Manufacture Aircraft

It appears Mexico with its 120 million population is considering getting into the lucrative aviation manufacturing sector. Of course this will mean that they must acquire some expertise and some trading partners to sell to once they build these aircraft.

Aviation Lawyer: Whether Passenger, Pilot or Owner, You May Need an Aviation Lawyer

It is important to contact an Aviation Lawyer because of the highly specialized nature of Aviation Law. An Aviation Lawyer will understand law involving the industry, the mechanics of aircraft, types of aircraft, and how defects in these put passengers at risk. Aviation Lawyers do not just work for passengers, but for pilots and aircraft owners as well.

17 Ways to Keep Safe and Secure When Flying

Here are 17 ways to keep safe and secure when flying domestic or abroad. Air travelers need to keep a sharp eye and an ever present focus on what's going on around them. Even though it has been a few years since the September 11th 2001 hijackings, the threat of terrorist actions against air travelers is still ever present. Not to mention with the hustle and bustle of a busy airport. This is a prime place to be potentially burglarized by a professional thief or criminal.

Airport Noise Reduction

Do you live near an airport and cannot stand the noise? Many of us do. Generally the airport was there before us however. In some cases the little airplanes turned into full-blown airliners. Reducing airport noise can be achieved by using sound waves towards the noise area.

The History of the Aircraft Wash Guys, Part Three

As we study this grass roots history of a franchise company in the making we see how opportunity in the market grows companies and how entrepreneurial thinkers take advantage of those opportunities to deliver goods and services, which match the desires of the market place.

I Am Afraid Of Flying; You Are Not Getting Me A Light Plane

Boy I have heard it all from my friends. I am afraid of flying. I am afraid of heights. I do not trust you as a pilot; yah thanks? You are not getting me in a light plane, sober; fine have a drink? I am not joining the mile high club; well that is what she said at first?

Entering Business Aviation, Part IV: Crafting a Resume

A good r?sum? can ease doors open while a poorly written one will certainly shut these very same doors.